5 weeks old

I forgot to mention that Micah is 5 weeks old today!

Wii

Above is a video of Micah right before we took him for an evening walk.

Last Friday, a package arrived at our door containing a Wii (that's the latest Nintendo, Mom and Dad and who ever else who's reading this that doesn't keep up with video game technology). We searched high and low for the system and Tom finally found one online through ToysRUs. Entertainment. I not only can keep Micah calm and in my arms, but I can play Zelda while doing this. It's great. I haven't exactly mastered feeding him or changing diapers while playing, but he sleeps great in my arms and lap while I play. I've been playing Zelda, a storybook type game that you have to use problem solving and hand-eye coordination to play, like it's crack. I admit it. I'm addicted. I told myself that tomorrow I'm not going to touch that game. On the other hand, the Wii Fit came in today (the main reason we bought the Wii). The Wii Fit is an interactive excercise video game. It comes with a balance board that you stand on to play the games. Only, I can't play this one and hold Micah at the same time. I do hope I can play it enough to lose the rest of this baby weight though. So, that's been my life for the past few days...

Denver Zoo

Ok, so I'm not sure how this blog will look b/c somehow I've changed the settings to show pictures and video in HTML rather than actual pictures while I'm putting this together. Bare with me.

Yesterday Tom (aka Ranger Rick in the pictures) and I took Micah to the zoo. Tom's company held a family social event there, and we figured it would be a great time to get out of the house for a few hours.

In other news, the crazy lady across the street who would always stare out her front window into our house moved out Friday night. Since last night, I have watched at least 4 male college age guys move in. I guess since I've been watching out my front window at them...that makes me the crazy lady now. I just really hope the one with the hoopty car doesn't always keep it parked in front of our house.

Free to move

I can't believe it, but Micah slept for 4 1/2 hours last night and probably would have gone longer, but I needed to feed him. That means Tom only had to wake up once to change a diaper which put him in a good mood today from getting some extra, uninterrupted sleep.

Wednesdays are my favorite day of the week b/c I get to watch all of the shows that I recorded from Tuesday night. So, Micah and I will be couch potatoes tomorrow! I'm excited.

Tom finished the bench and shelf. See below. The shelf isn't hung yet. He wants the foyer painted before he hangs it.

If only I could tie that pacifier around his ears so he wouldn't spit it out, I would save myself alot of bending over...

Micah and I managed to make a trip to Target today all on our own. I must have timed it just right b/c he slept the entire time.

Not too much to report on. He's gotten pretty big lately. He's grown out of all of the newborn clothes and has moved into the 0-3 month things along with moving up to size one diapers. Everyone is right when they say the grow up fast. It's true.

Picture Perfect

Micah was wide awake yesterday afternoon, so I decided to create my own photo studio in the basement. Hopefully, I'll get out of the house this weekend or next week and get some real photos of him taken.

Jerry and Andy arrived this morning.

Hope

Here's to hoping today will be better than the last...

Never ending day

Today has been the hardest day to be a mom so far.

I woke up early and managed to get a shower before Tom left for work thinking I was ahead of the game. Little did I know that it would prove to be the longest day ever.

After my shower Micah and I said goodbye to Tom and went downstairs for some breakfast and with the intentions of taking a nap. Micah had different plans. He was wide awake. So we watched the Today show and the View and the 11am news. Still no nap. He did not want to sleep. I was exhausted and he wouldn't let me put him down without throwing a fit. I barely had time to go to the bathroom. Finally, around noon he fell asleep after being up for 4 1/2 hours. I put him down in the pack and play and he was up in less than 30 minutes. After calming him down, he fell asleep in my arms and remained there all day. I tried the bouncy seat but he didn't like that. I tried the car seat and he didn't like that. I tried the pack and play again and he didn't want to be in there either. In my arms he remained all day. I never got a nap. So, there are no pictures from today. Sorry, he wouldn't let me put him down long enough to get the camera.

Unfortunately, I hear him crying downstairs which means he's probably hungry again. Maybe one day things will get better. My fingers are crossed.

3 weeks old

So, the last couple days have been long, and Micah has decided that he likes being awake more than being asleep it seems. We took him to the pediatrician on Monday b/c he just couldn't sleep due to the nasal and chest congestion. I was hoping they could give him some meds, but the doc suggested that we continue to use the nasal spray and bulb suringe to remove the icky stuff. It's worked so far, but he does not like it one bit. Say a prayer that he will start to feel better soon at least for me and Tom's sake. We could really use some sleep.

Little by little, it's more like home

So, we got a late start on our day, but that doesn't mean we were completely unproductive.

Yesterday I received a pleasant e-mail from my brother informing me that there was a McAllister's in Colorado. I practically leaped off of the couch as I read the message. I double checked the info and sure 'nough, it's T-R-U-E! Yes, it's about 20 miles away from our house which translates into a 40 minute drive across town, but it was SO worth it. This afternoon we headed north on a mission for sweet tea. A part of me wondered if it would be real sweet tea. You know, like it's made in the South by adding a ton of sugar while the tea is still hot so that every grain melts and tastes oh, so good on ice. I've tried many restaurants here that claim to serve Southern or Cajun food with sweet tea on the menu, and I've sent many a glass of "sweet tea" back after the waitress says, "This is our sweet tea. If it's not sweet enough, I can get some sugar for you." They just don't get it out here. It's just not sweet enough until it tastes like sugar water with a hint of tea flavor.

As we drove up, I was prepared to "raise cane", as my daddy would say, if they didn't make the sweet tea right. Luckily, it was good. I mean good! I drank two 32 oz glasses. Although Micah may be up all night due to my high caffiene intake today, it was more than worth it.

In the pictures you can tell by the bags under our eyes how much sleep we've gotten lately. ha ha!

So, here's another picture of Micah because I know everyone out there would rather see pictures of him than pictures of Tom and me.

Bonus Video

It's Saturday, also known as lazy day at our house. It's a little after one. Micah is asleep. Tom's watching tv, and I finally got a shower. Above is another video I shot the other night. I haven't taken any new photos since then. Micah is still pretty congested. He's been sleeping in his car seat so that he's not so restless. I feel bad for the poor little guy. Hopefully, he'll get to feeling better soon.

16 days old

I'm free to drive again and only 2 more weeks of rest before I can start excercising to lose this belly. It will be so nice to fit into normal clothes again. My fingers are crossed that that day will come. In the mean time Micah and I will hang out on the couch watching all of the shows DVRed from the previous night and exhausting every OnDemand movie out there.

Micah was stuffy all day today. I'm not sure if he has a cold or not. He hasn't been running a temp, but he cries, coughs and weezes when he is lying flat on his back. So, we spent the majority of the day snuggled up on the couch at least until Tom got home after lunch in order to drive me to my doc visit.

Tom has to fly to Houston next week for work for a couple days. I'm a little nervous about being at home alone with Micah, but I guess we'll make it. I may not get a shower or leave the house for any particular reason, but we'll make it.

Doctor Visit

Micah had his 2-week check up this morning. He is doing very well. He is up to 8lbs and 3oz and 20 3/8inches long. I forgot what the doc said about all of the percentiles, but he's average on all of them except length which he's above average. There were no shots today, but they did stick his little foot and draw blood. At the 2-month check up, we get the joy of consoling him after 5 shots. Sounds like fun...

Here's a short video of Micah from last weekend that I forgot to upload. Sorry, I haven't been keeping up with picture in the last few days. I'll try to work on it.

Picture Book- Part 2

Read the message below this one for chronological order...

Picture Book

Yesterday was an eventful day. Micah got his first bath, went to churh for the first time, and went to Gail's birthday party. See below for lots of pictures.

The uncropped versions will be in Micah's baby book for future embarassment. I thought I'd spare him while he's still innocent.

See next post for more pictures....I'm getting error messages and I don't want to loose what I've got so far...

Sleepy

Although Micah slept well last night (4 hours after each feeding), the exhaustion has caught up with me in a big way. I feel as if I'm reliving the days of last December before I knew I was pregnant and craved sleep every second. I didn't make it out of the bed until 12:30 today by waking just long enough to get Micah changed, fed, and back to sleep. And even at 12:30 I managed to make it downstairs only to fall asleep again on the couch. It was around 4pm that I finally started to wake up for the day. The house is a wreck and I have zero energy or motivation to do much of anything. I'm looking forward to the day that I feel alive again.

Micah is doing well and sleeping well (see above reference :) !)

Tom went to the doctor yesterday b/c he's been complaining that his lungs hurt for over a week now. They took some x-rays and didn't find anything of immediate concern, and the doctor suggested it was caused by anxiety and lack of sleep. He's slept most of the day as well, in fact, he's still sleeping now.

Here's a couple more pics from last night that I was too lazy to upload last night.

Short and Oh, So Sweet!

Micah's asleep + I'm exhausted = Extremely short blog

Here's a pic of the boys snuggling in bed this morning while I got a shower.

BTW, Micah's belly button thing fell off today. I guess you can consider that a milestone...

Cabin Fever

Micah went on his first outing today. Tom worked a half day so Micah and I wouldn't have to spend the day alone. I was in desperate need to get out of the house after being closed in for almost a week, so we made a trip to BabiesRUs and Kohls. It was 2 hours round trip and Micah was an angel as he slept the whole time. I, on the other hand, was beat when we got home.

Here's a couple shots from this evening...

Sleep- a necessity

So, last night was rough. Micah didn't seem to want to feed on both sides before falling into a deep sleep and therefore only sleeping in little spells just long enough for me to get comfortable and drift off to sleep. Then all of a sudden, I'd hear little coos of a boy who wanted a diaper change and then to be fed again only to feed on one side, and the whole vicious cycle would repeat itself. I think with all of the combined sleeping spells, I got a total of 4 hours. I'm praying tonight will be better.

Tonight I'm taking a different approach. I cleaned and sterilized bottles and the all-important pacifiers. Although we aren't introducing the bottle just yet, I'm highly tempted to give the pacifier a go.

Micah fed really well all day long on both sides followed by a 2 hour nap each time. If that can continue through the night, I may hold off on the pacifier as instructed by the pediatrician.

Here's a few videos from today: Tummy Time with Tommy and Hiccups (Turn your head sideways for better viewing. I'll work on learning how to turn things around when I finally get some sleep)

Micah at 1 week old

I was feeling adventurous today and decided to try uploading video to this.

Labor Day- A relaxing day at home

This will be another short entry due to me having to type with one hand and hold Micah as he feeds in the other. Everyone is well. Tom & I learn new things each day. My parents are on their way home and Karen and Dawne leave tomorrow. Then, the real fun begins. Will we be able to handle things on our own?...stay tuned.